Parties & Events This Week: ===================================Our friend, NYC comic John F. O’Donnell, invites you to this show he is producing…Wednesday, November 9 50 First Jokes Presents’: ‘The Dirty 30!’
from the people who bring you ’50 First Jokes’ comes ‘The Dirty 30!’
30 comics. 1 stage. 30 disgusting, disturbing, degenerate pieces of raunchy material

‘The Dirty 30!’ encourages comics to reach into the recesses of their souls and find the most fucked up material they can muster.

The show brings together fresh faces, club regulars and alternative comedy legends, who have been featured on Comedy Central specials, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, College Humor and more.

John F. O’Donnell (Live From Outer Space) plays host to this freak parade, brought to you by the New York Comedy Festival.

RSVP for The Dirty 30 via facebook
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This show is part of:New York Comedy Festival
November 9 – 13NYComedyFestival.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friend Dan at Common Ground invites you to their weekly trivia night…Wednesday, November 9 Wednesday Night Trivia at Common Ground
This week’s round hints:
World Capitals, Computers & Tech, & US Historical Figures
free admission
9pm
at:
Common Ground
206 Avenue A (between 12th & 13th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 228-6231CommonGroundNYC.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If you are single and would like to meet a firefighter (or are one), this is the event for you…Wednesday, November 9 “Rescue Me” Fireman Singles Party
What to expect:
Paninis and crepes from Yorkville Creperie
Firemen drink FREE Bud & Bud Light draft from 7:30-8:30
All-night drink specials including: $7 mixed well-drinks & $6 domestic & import beers
FREE body shots with Fireman Bartender Mike C with women of his choosing
Fireman Trivia Ice breaker for prizes
Chance to win free speed dating and singles events
Hip-hop and Top 40 all night
Cost for Women:$30 on-line/40 at the door (if spaces available)
Men:$15 on-line/$20 at door if space available
Use the promocode MURPHGUIDE to save $5
7:30pm – 10:30pm
at:
Saloon
1584 York Ave. (between 83rd & 84th St.)
New York, NY
212-570-5454SaloonNYC.comSingleandtheCity.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friends Niall, Chris, Damien & Stephen, founders of The Bronx Brewery, invite you to the Manhattan Launch party for their new beer, Bronx Pale Ale…Bronx Pale Ale
A deep amber, American-style pale ale with an ABV of 6.3%, Bronx Pale Ale is brewed with five different barley malts, generous additions of Cascade and Centennial hops and a unique strain of yeast. The British, German and American malts used provide a blend of caramel, biscuit and nutty flavors and provides a gentle, pleasant bitterness with an intense citrus and floral aroma. It is dry-hopped, unfiltered and unpasteurized.

Thursday, November 10 The Bronx Brewery’s first Manhattan launch party
Slantshack Jerky will be on hand to pair some of their hand-crafted beef jerky with their beer.
6pm – close
at:
Amity Hall
80 W. 3rd St. (between Thompson & Sullivan St.)
New York, NY
(212) 677-2290amityhallnyc.com/bronx-pale-ale.html

Our friends in the Diamond Dogs Ski Club invite you to join them at their new members happy hour, where they will introduce the line-up for their 2011-2012 ski season.Thursday November 10 Diamond Dogs November Happy Hour
Diamond Dogs Ski Club party in the Icebreaker Soho store with 25% discount on all purchases
Free New Zealand wine, beer and snacks
Raffle Prizes
7 – 10pm
at:
Icebreaker Touch Lab NYC
102 Wooster St. (between Spring & Prince St.)
New York, NY
(646) 861-2523
www.icebreaker.com

Learn more about Diamond Dogs Ski Club and their 2012 ski trips:Ski-NYC.com
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Sunday, November 13 Sundays at Seven
An evening of comedy & music
Hosted and produced by Ann Design and Fiona Walsh
This month our line up includes
Maureen Langan, national headliner – FM News host/MAC Award winner
Danny Cohen, Comedy Central. Fast Films
Pat O’Shea – Boston Comedy Festival,
Robin Gelfenbien – HBO, Comedy Central
Music by Rebecca Hart
$10 admission ($8 for IAC members)
Irish Arts Center
553 W. 51 St. (11th Ave.)
New York, NY
212-757-3318IrishArtsCenter.org/humor.html
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friend Lou (aka DLJ) hosts his monthly theme party. As always, reduced admission for MurphGuide readers (you!)…Saturday, November 12, 2011 DLJ presents…80s & 90s Dance Party
DLJ spins the best party music of the 80s & 90s on the lower level
Karaoke on the upper level
Drink specials include $3 Beers & $5 Well Drinks 9pm-11pm
FREE shots to first 100 people
Perfect for celebrating birthdays, bachelor/ette parties, or special occasions
$15 admission at the door with RSVP ($20 without RSVP)
Special: $10 in advance pay on-linehttp://murphguide.com/promo/party80s.htm
Doors open 9pm
at:
Croton Reservoir Tavern
108 W. 40th St. (between Broadway & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 997-6835CrotonReservoirtavern.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friends Dennis and John invite you to this unique film screening…Sunday, November 13 Beautiful People DVD Release Party
“Beautiful People”, a new documentary about the Tuesday night session at Dempsey’s Pub in the East Village, will be screened for the final time in Manhattan on this night and newly pressed DVDs of the film will be available for purchase. So come check out this inside look at what makes the Dempsey’s session and its people so special.
The Tuesday night session at Dempsey’s Pub is the longest-running open traditional Irish session in New York. All are welcome, from beginners to experts.
Filmmakers Elzbieta Szoka (director) and Sam Adelman (producer) capture the characters and the camaraderie of this weekly session.

Entire venue reserved for the screening and DVD release party
A live traditional Irish music session featuring several Dempsey’s regulars will follow the film. There will also be a knitting competition with prizes awarded.

$5 admission at the door.
Combination DVD/CDs of “Beautiful People” will be available for purchase for $15

Kevin C. Fitzpatrick is president of the Dorothy Parker Society and author of A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York.
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===================Vocalist, trombonist and long-time reader of MurphGuide, Elizabeth! invites you to her CD Release show.Thursday November 10 CD Release Show for “Brainchildren”
Brainchildren is the new CD by Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen
It features Jason Domnarski on piano, Rob Jost (Saturday Night Live, Bjork) on bass and Robert Di Pietro (Norah Jones, Josh Rouse) on drums. Special guests include Kiku Collins (Beyonce), Jon Natchez (Beirut), and Mark Erelli (Josh Ritter).

In appreciation of our Veterans & the Wounded Warrior Project 100% of all Steve’s CD/DVD sales on event will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project .
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friends Shilelagh Law are back in Manhattan to tear it up at Saloon…Friday, November 11 Shilelagh Law
$10 cover
9pm
at:
Saloon
1584 York Ave. (between 83rd & 84th St.)
New York, NY
212-570-5454SaloonNYC.com

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The lads in Shilelagh Law are producing a new live album. They will be recording tracks for it on three separate nights at Connolly’s in Times Square, starting Thanksgiving Eve and continuing the weekend right before Christmas. They invite you to come out to any or all three shows and be a part of the “Shilelagh Choir” singing along to all the songs.Wednesday, November 23 Friday, December 16 Saturday, December 17 Shilelagh Law
at;
Connolly’s
121 W. 45th St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 597-5126HalftheBottle.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friend Stephen Bailey invites you to the 3rd annual Hoboken Music Awards…Saturday, November 12 The 2011 Annual Hoboken Music Awards
Honoring the local music scene and the people who make it happen.
Hosted by: Dave Entwistle & Stephen Bailey

Live Music Round-up: Local Pub GigsWednesday, November 9
Ray Greiche at Smith’s Bar
Enter The Haggis and Scythian at Brooklyn Bowl

Thursday, November 10
Elizabeth! CD Release Show at Rockwood Music Hall
Jim Roberti at The Bull’s Head Tavern
Enda Keegan at Langan’s
Ray Greiche at Rathbone’s
The George and Katie Show at Smith’s Bar
Caitlin Warbelow + Cillian Vallely at Soldier McGee’s

Friday, November 11
Shilelagh Law at Saloon
Steve Marshall Band at The Parlour
Enda Keegan at O’Brien’s
Urban St. Gypsies at Smith’s Bar
The Five Points Band at Rodeo Bar

Our friend David has hosted social events for years. Now, his is adding professional networking events to his repetoire. His first event last week was a success, and here is his next one…Tuesday, November 15 Professional Networking Reception
200+ successful entrepreneurs and business professionals expected
Members of davidshapiro.net, Entrepreneurs & Professionals Network, and Society’s Choice
Virtually every industry will be represented
Drink specials
Complimentary appetizers
$15 in advance fromhttp://davidshapiro.net/networking.asp
$20 at the door with RSVP athttp://davidshapiro.net/upcomingevents.asp
6:30pm – 9:30pm
at:
Polar Lounge at Gramercy Hotel
201 E. 24th St. (3rd Ave.)
New York, NY

Call David 212-579-4844 for more information

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A cocktail fundraiser in honor of New Yorker Michael J. Armstrong (9-11-01)…Friday, November 18 Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation Fall Cocktail Party
The Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation invites you to their “Posse’s Fall Gathering”
The evening will include hors d’oeuvres, open bar, auction and raffle,
as well as a terrific night spent with family and friends.
to raise funds for the Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation
at the bar named in his honor:

more info at michaeljarmstrong.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friend Marcus invites you to help try to break a Guinness World RecordSaturday, November 19 Pillage the Village: World Record Scavenger Hunt AttemptDealEvents.com and the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce are attempting to break the record for The Worlds Largest Scavenger Hunt of All Time. They are looking for fun individuals and teams to get involved, help some charities and have some fun breaking the record.

There are prizes for any team that finishes, and special awards for those really deserving (best dressed, most badass, most points gathered, etc.)

The Scavenger Hunt:
You will be given instructions that will send you on a walking tour of Downtown New York
in teams of four (you can make your own teams or get assigned to a team).
Solve puzzles, find clues and answer riddles.
The puzzles will range from fiendish riddles through to some simpler eye spy type tasks,
and you’ll be awarded points for everything you find.

When you’ve found enough, you can come back, hand in your sheet and enter the draw to win one of many prizes including Kindle Fires, travel vouchers, movie tickets, restaurant gift vouchers and (the proverbial) much more.

Admission is free but you must register at: http://dealevents.eventbrite.com/
Sign up to support your favorite group or charity (donation is optional)
Bring your printed ticket with you to gain access to the event.

TheCraicfest.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friends Dennis and the NY Celtic Music Meetup Group will be doing their 3rd annual pub crawl. This time, trying something new…Saturday, November 19 Paddy’s to Paddy’s Pub Crawl
Starting at Paddy Maguire’s Ale House and finishing with live music at Paddy Reilly’s

For more info & to join the group:meetup.com/nycelticmusicmeetup-com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friends at Lindy Promotions are doing their 17th annual upper east side fall bar tour…Saturday, November 19 Upper East Side Fall Bar Tour
$10 w/2 cans of food, $15 without
Your ticket allows you entry into the event, discounts at all participating bars, and a free souvenir pint cup (first 500pp)
Enjoy $2 pints
and food & shot specials from 1pm until 9pm at Participating Bars*

also…
Tim Lizzie’s, The Bull Pen, Bar East, (and more to come)
More details at LindyPromo.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friend David Shapiro’s next party has free admission as a way to thank everybody for their support throughout the year.Saturday, November 19 Pre-Thanksgiving Thank You Party
RSVP via facebook:
No cover if you post the event on your Facebook Wall
($20 if you are too lazy to post the event)
300+ guests expected
Back section reserved for our group
Complimentary appetizers
10pm – 3am
at:
The Ainsworth
122 W. 26th St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.)
New York, NY

The Marc S. Zeplin Foundation was established to provide scholarships and assistance to children who lost a parent as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center. In addition, the foundation provides support for other organizations and families that address the physical, social, emotional and/or educational needs of children.Marczeplin.com/events.html
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Let the “holiday season” begin…Monday, November 28 12th Annual Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square
The Lincoln Square Business Improvement District presents Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square
New York City’s largest holiday festival
Winter’s Eve kicks off with a neighborhood tree lighting ceremony and features free entertainment, food tastings, in-store activities and shopping around and about this colorful and vibrant neighborhood.

Stores, restaurants, cultural organizations and public spaces in the district are participating with activities for both children and adults. Sidewalks along Broadway from Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle to 68th Street will feature performers, street musicians, jugglers, stilt-walkers and more

The celebration begins with a tree lighting ceremony at Dante Park (Broadway& 63rd St.)
and continues along Broadway from Time Warner Center to 68th St.

rain, show or shine
5:30pm
Broadway: from Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle to 68th St.
New York, NYWintersEve.org/
for more info call 212.581.3774
or email info@lincolnsquarebid.org
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friend Maura invites you to this benefit for a very worthy charity…Wednesday, November 30 HOPe 2011 Benefit
The humanitarian organization HOPe (Helping Other People) works with extreme poverty in the developing world – with projects in Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Honduras.
This event will raise funds to support their efforts
Delicious food provided by Rosie’s | CASH bar | prizes.
Suggested donation: $30
includes food provided by Rosie’s
Cash bar
prizes
6pm – 9pm
at:
Rosie O’Grady’s – Manhattan Club
800 Seventh Ave (52nd St.)
(212) 582-2975RosieOGadys.com/
hope-charity.org
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MurphGuide reader & jazz singer Eliane Amherd invites you to her show at the end of this month…Wednesday November 30 Eliane Amherd and band
$10 cover, $10 minimum
7 – 8:30pm
at:
Somethin’ Jazz Club
212 E. 52nd St. (between 2nd & 3rd Ave.)
(212) 371 7657somethinjazz.comelianeperforms.com/
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our friend Billy Lawlor tells us that tickets for this year’s Christmas Bash are now available online. This is always a great reunion party for people that spend their summers on the Jersey Shore near Spring Lake (not the snooki Jersey Shore).Saturday, December 3 The Christmas Bash
Black tie optional Christmas party
featuring live music by The Billy Lawlor Band
Tickets are $100 and include open bar
8pm
at:
Spring Lake Manor
Spring Lake, NJTheChristmasBash.com/
For more info, contact Billy Lawlor at 732.449.3071
billy@billylawlor.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DJ Lou Smith invites you to this fundraiser in honor of his friend Michael…Tuesday, December 6 Michael’s Mission’s 3rd Annual Benefit
A fundraiser in honor of Michael Sousa to raise funds for Michael’s Mission,
to improve the lives of those suffering from colorectal cancer

An evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Silent auction and raffle with dozens of prizes, luxury getaways, and one-of-a-kind experiences.

Spotlight Bar: Wharf Bar & Grill
Wharf is a Bar & Grill in Murray Hill, open for lunch & dinner 7 days a week.
Check out their back deck for outdoor dining.
Their retractable roof allows the deck to open year-round, rain or shine
Kitchen Open ’til 2am
Burger & a Bud Lunch M-F $6.95

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